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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's moving ahead with effort to oust Speaker Johnson — Her plan seems doomed to fail as Democrats said they would help save Johnson. — Marjorie Taylor Greene (2nd R) and Thomas Massie (R) hold a press conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 1, 2024.
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Back to 1968? — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is shooting her shot, forging ahead with her doomed crusade to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson. “I think the American people need to see a recorded vote,” she said moments ago from the steps of the Capitol. “Does members of Congress support the Uniparty?”
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Politico, New Republic, Raw Story and The American Spectator
Politico:
Playbook: How the GOP tried to talk MTG down — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — WHEN HISTORY RHYMES — “NYPD sweeps occupied Hamilton Hall, arrests dozens,” Columbia Spectator: “The arrests came on the 56th anniversary of the 1968 police sweep …
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Washington Examiner, Breitbart, The Daily Signal and Raw Story
Axios:
Democrats enter panic mode as Gaza protests erupt … - “The longer they continue, and the worse that they get, the worse it's going to be for the election overall,” one House Democrat told Axios. — The demonstrations, the lawmaker warned, are “bringing out [the public's] most conservative side.”
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Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Democrats win a New York special election, further narrowing the House GOP's majority — Democratic state Sen. Tim Kennedy won a special election in the deep blue 26th District in western New York to serve the rest of Brian Higgins' term. — Democrats won a special election for a House seat …
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Oregonian, Hackwhackers and Politico
Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Democrat Tim Kennedy wins New York special election for House seat
Democrat Tim Kennedy wins New York special election for House seat
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Mississippi Today
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump backs surveillance and prosecution of women to enforce abortion bans — As part of an extensive interview with Time Magazine, former President Donald Trump expanded on what abortion access would look like in the United States in a potential second term.
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Salon, New Republic, Democrats and Forbes
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Arek Sarkissian / Politico:
Florida's 6-week abortion ban is now in effect. Clinics in the state are scrambling. — The stricter ban has also ended Florida's status as a bastion for abortion access in the Southeast. — TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Florida's strict ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy went …
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Associated Press:
Dueling protesters clash at UCLA hours after police clear pro-Palestinian demonstration at Columbia — Officers have taken protesters into custody after Columbia University called in police to end the pro-Palestinian occupation on the New York campus. The scene unfolded shortly …
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NBC New York:
Hundreds arrested as NYPD cops in riot gear storm Columbia University, clear protests
Hundreds arrested as NYPD cops in riot gear storm Columbia University, clear protests
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New York Times:
Here's where campus protesters have been arrested over the past day.
Here's where campus protesters have been arrested over the past day.
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Associated Press:
Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University's Hamilton Hall
Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University's Hamilton Hall
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Biden Cancels $6.1 Billion in Debt for Former Art Institute Students — The announcement covers 317,000 former students and marks another step in the administration's student loan relief efforts. — The Biden administration on Wednesday canceled more than $6 billion in student debt …
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Washington Free Beacon, Washington Times, Washington Examiner, ABC7 and Fox Business
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Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg:
Biden Clears $6 Billion in Debt for Closed Art School's Students
Biden Clears $6 Billion in Debt for Closed Art School's Students
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The White House, Associated Press, UPI, The Hill, Business Insider and Fox Business
Marina Villeneuve / Salon:
Historian says Trump lawyer “deliberatively misleading” SCOTUS: Ben Franklin “would be horrified” — Franklin's actual speech cited at immunity hearing “says exactly the opposite of what John Sauer was implying” — When Trump lawyer D. John Sauer spoke before the Supreme Court last week calling …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Multi-state E.coli outbreak connected to walnuts: CDC — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned on Tuesday of an E. coli outbreak linked to organic walnuts sold in bulk that has so far infected 12 people across the states of California and Washington.
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CDC, WSAV-TV, Fast Company, WAGA-TV, FOX 26 Houston, The Santa Barbara Independent, CBS News, Associated Press and Las Vegas Review-Journal
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
Trump: ‘Marco has this residency problem.’ — DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN STAFF has assembled a dozen dossiers on possible running mates, but they largely remain unopened by the presidential candidate, who's conducting his own vetting process by asking friends, consultants, and insiders whom they think he should pick and why.
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Washington Examiner and CBS News
David Hume Kennerly / The Atlantic:
The Danger of a Small Act of Cowardice — The first time I photographed Gerald Ford, he was a day away from being nominated as vice president, after Spiro Agnew had resigned in disgrace. The portrait I made ran on the cover of Time, a first for both of us. Ford was my assignment, then he became my friend.
Kevin McGill / Associated Press:
Judges Reject Map That Would Have Given Louisiana New Majority-Black House District — The decision is likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court, leaving Louisiana in congressional district limbo for now. — LOADING — A new congressional district map giving Louisiana …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Court tosses map that created second Black House district in Louisiana
Court tosses map that created second Black House district in Louisiana
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Sabato's Crystal Ball and Washington Examiner
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:
Law Firm Defending Trump Seeks to Withdraw From a Long-Running Case — The firm, LaRocca Hornik, has represented Donald Trump's political operation in numerous suits dating to his first presidential run, including a pregnancy discrimination case in New York.
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Raw Story
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
SCOTUS plays dumb as Trump claims sweeping immunity — PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one, please click the button to support our independent journalism. — ✍️ Subscribe to Public Notice ✍️
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Rolling Stone
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
Trump Unleashes Bizarre ‘Word Salad’ Answer During Live Nighttime TV Interview — The former president left many confused with his rambling answer on Fox News. — LOADING — Donald Trump has people wondering just what he was trying to say during a rambling monologue on Fox News …
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Axios
Peter Smith / Associated Press:
United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy — United Methodist delegates repealed their church's longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers.
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al.com, WUSA and Religion News Service
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Israel-Hamas deal is only hope for Biden's Middle East strategy … “There just has to be a deal,” he said when asked about a plan B if negotiations aren't successful. — “If we can get a ceasefire, we can get something more enduring and then maybe end the conflict and then maybe move forward …
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Brittany Sheehan / RedState:
NEW: DHS Docs Show Top Cities Biden Admin Flew Migrants Under Controversial Program, 80% to Single State — Internal data obtained by Fox News via a House Homeland Security Committee subpoena to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shows that thousands …
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
Trump threatens to prosecute Bidens if he's re-elected unless he gets immunity — Time magazine called the ex-president's plans ‘an imperial presidency that would reshape America and its role in the world’ — Donald Trump has warned that Joe Biden and his family could face multiple criminal …
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New York Daily News, Raw Story and TIME
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
Trump Hints Another January 6 Could Happen If He Loses the Election
Trump Hints Another January 6 Could Happen If He Loses the Election
Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Russia is trying to exploit America's divisions over the war in Gaza — The effort includes artificial intelligence, fake social media accounts and a spike in state-sponsored Russian propaganda. — Russia is seeking to exploit America's divisive debate over Israel's offensive in Gaza through overt …
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Just Security
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
White House considers welcoming some Palestinians from war-torn Gaza as refugees — The Biden administration is considering bringing certain Palestinians to the U.S. as refugees, a move that would offer a permanent safe haven to some of those fleeing war-torn Gaza, according …
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Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
White House considers admitting some Palestinians from Gaza as refugees
White House considers admitting some Palestinians from Gaza as refugees
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CBS News and Foreign Policy